2009/11/11

FROM GANT SHIRTMAKERS INTO GANT BIKEMAKERS

GANT has exclusively designed and produced a city bike.

"We're certainly not the first fashion company that do bikes but when we got the chance to develop one from scratch instead

of the usual collaboration with an already existing bike brand, it felt like the right thing to do. We looked a lot at early 1900s lightweight racers and mixed it up with thick Cuise tires to ensure a smooth ride", says Christopher Bastin, designer at GANT. It's a single speed, featuring hand stitched leather handlebars, a Brooks leather saddle and tool bag. The hand-welded lugs and eight layers of semimatte black coating is a flirt with old Lincoln Town cars, JFKish and very stylish. Each bike is individually numbered and has an unique enemal head badge.